When I was a kid, I loved "delicious" apples. Red Delicious, Golden Delicious. But when I was an adult, because of long cold storage, and other reasons (farming, growing of certain varieties only) "Delicious Apples" just weren't. No fragrance, no flavor, with the taste and texture of wax.

Today, Wing and I were out pillaging. I went into the ( Read more... )

Didn't go totally good, either. Wing and I did a mad dash to get all our errands and shopping done, because he was going to take his mom out shopping again ( Read more... )

First stop was Camera Electronic. I brought the 'what? you want ME to focus?" lens in to have it checked out, and to show that the dust in the viewfinder, that I paid to have cleaned, was still there. Good news; seems to be the not focusing was probably caused by the finest of cat or human hair. All is well now. Will drop off camera for proper ( Read more... )

Stopped in at K-Mart and got a two items for the "Wishing Tree". Went pillaging, but not too much, as I have a pteradon due to come in on Monday. What I did notice, though, is I'm not as over this cold as I thought I was. Just a few hours out and about, and it wiped me out ( Read more... )

One of the discs decided it didn't want to come out. Have no idea why. So, I unplugged it and look it over carefully, and spotted two screws. I loosened those, and went looking for more. Nada ( Read more... )

When Wing voluntarily asks for pain meds, you know he is one hurting unit. I told him that we should have hired a car with auto transmission, because the driving a manual and going grocery shopping, then visiting his mom would be doing too much.

I don't get to say this often to him.. but this time, he deserves it. "I told you so."

Just to pick up a few things. Got lot of different kinds of beans to make minestrone. Picked up some fresh vegetables for stir-fry tonight. Cat food, and a few other bits and pieces. Was out and about with Wing for about an hour, and now I am exhausted ( Read more... )

Meegan and I went pillaging yesterday. Got two sets of really nice sheets (400 thread count). Also got some new nose studs, as I am rather tired of the dull piercing studs ( Read more... )

I have a thing for recognising and remember faces. Even if they are faces of people I haven't personally met (yet). Was pillaging with aikidomayland in the Fremantle COLES, and I saw someone. Brain whirled for a nano, and I pegged who it was. I grinned,(  and said hello to: )